In this video, I talk about the treatment process for OCD and what real recovery looks like. This is the second video in this series on OCD Treatment. In this video, I provide a general overview of what OCD Recovery looks like from both a client and therapist perspective. I also talk about what to expect during the treatment process.

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00:00 All right, hello and welcome to part two of this training. What we're talking about OCD recovery. And so, um, in part one I talked about this, this idea of what, um, you know, ocd is, and in this particular training I want to talk about this idea of what it means, um, or what, what recovery of ocd really means, right? And that question comes in various forms to me is like, oh, is it possible to recovery? I heard ocd is chronic, you know, and um, so I want to talk about this idea of recovery. And so when I talk about OCD recovery, the best...

In this video, I talk about the treatment process for OCD. This is the first video in this series. In this video, I provide a general overview of OCD and OCD Treatment including the goals and expectations for both the client and the therapist.

Video Transcript

00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to this training on OCD treatment in the OCD recovery process. My name is Matt Codde. I'm a licensed clinical social worker and I'm the founder of the OCD academy and I just want to welcome you here today. I'm really excited to be here with you. Um, you know, and in this kind of, just to give you a brief kind of overview, big picture of this, uh, this training that we're going to be doing together, this, this whole training has put together to really answer some just general overview questions about ocd or obsessive compulsive disorder and really helped provide some information to those of you who may be...

When talking about OCD it is important to understand the difference between Ego Syntonic and Ego Dystonic thoughts.

It is important to recognize that obsessions are Ego-Dystonic.

As Dr. Richard B. Joelson explains,

“Ego Syntonic – Ego Syntonic refers to instincts or ideas that are acceptable to the self; that are compatible with one’s values and ways of thinking. They are consistent with one’s personality and beliefs.”(1)

“Ego Dystonic – Ego Dystonic refers to thoughts, impulses, and behaviors that are felt to be repugnant, distressing, unacceptable or inconsistent with one’s self-image” (1)

Here is a quick example:

Let’s pretend you were eating lunch and saw someone drop a necklace. Then you had the thought, “What if I stole a necklace?”

To a person who is a thief, stealing a necklace would be considered ego syntonic, meaning that it comes...